Event ID 41: The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first

Written by Kernel-Power when Windows restarts after it stopped responding, crashed or lost power.

Log: System
Category: System

Why it matters

Mostly a hardware or driver problem, but worth noting in an incident timeline.

What to check

Check for a bug check code and other errors before the reboot.

How to turn it on

Logged by default.